The Dublin Liberties Copper Alley 10 Year Old (70cl, 46%)

The Dublin Liberties Copper Alley is a ten-year-old Irish single malt, released in 2016 as the second bottling from The Dublin Liberties. It is bottled at 46% in a 70cl bottle. It spent most of its time in ex-bourbon casks, then moved for a further six months into 30-year-old ex-Oloroso sherry casks. It was not distilled by the Dublin Liberties Distillery itself: Darryl McNally and his team bought casks from an older distillery and put the whiskey together locally. The name refers to one of the oldest streets in Dublin. Dark chocolate, raisins, walnuts, citrus fruit and apricots reflect the sherry influence, with bourbon-cask vanilla alongside.